I was actually expecting this album to be more of a tribute to the Tony Allen era of Fela Kuti's group in terms of percussion, mixed with sort of a Merzbow-esque sheen of distortion, and I was really surprised when it turned out she was still a pop singer.

it's the whole arrangement of the song, the sounds, even the melodies and the rythms of the vocal lines are almost identical. It just really really sounds like serving yesterdays leftovers with some olive oil on top.

BUT! Think if it would have sounded like Fela Kuti! Now THAT would have been ace!

I prefer "I Don't Like Your Band" to "Chewing Gum." I thought "Chewing Gum" was kind of dorky and "I Don't Like Your Band" just kicks ass. I get that they are similar, and in my opinion "Chewing Gum" is the lesser song.